Revealed: Poignant letters dungeon girl wrote just weeks before she was locked up

A series of letters written by Elisabeth Fritzl less than a month before she was imprisoned by her father emerged for the first time last night.

They show a normal, jokey, sociable girl of 18 who had a boyfriend, enjoyed music and nights out, new hairstyles and playing sports including tennis, swimming and football.

In one letter she tells a male friend, who is not named, that she is "doing pretty fine" and in another recounts that a night out clubbing was "so much fun".

She urges her friend to "keep your promise that you'll visit me as soon as you get your driving licence".

Josef Fritzl imprisoned daughter Elisabeth in a dungeon under their home for 24 years

In the first letter, she tells a friend that she has been dating a boy since she met him on a cookery course but that she was "sad" that he lived far away from her.

Elisabeth said she wanted to apply for a job in a nearby town. "As soon as I've moved I will send you my new address," she said in the letter, obtained by The Sun. 'You could come and visit me with your friends if you want too."

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She added: "I had my hair cut - layered on the sides and on the fringe. At the back I want to let it grow long. Do you have parties when your parents are at home too? You are a crazy guy."

She continued: "I have a sensitive question I want to ask. I'd like to know if we're going to be friends when you have a girlfriend? Most of the time friendships break up because of that, and it is important to me.

Cellar cell: The 'bathroom' with toilet, shower and sink used by Elisabeth and her children

"If you can believe it, I deal with boys much better than girls. Girls are not as trustworthy as boys. Probably that's because I was around my brother from when I was a little child. I'm very proud of my brother who is now 21 years old. I know his problems and he knows mine, and I wouldn't say anything bad about him.

"I hope we see each other soon."

The second letter, written to the same person, was on notepaper decorated with a girl dancing in a yellow dress. Elisabeth talks about a Saturday night out with her friends who she calls her "crew" and describes as "cool".

Then she asks: "Can you imagine how hammered I was?"

She said: "At first we went to a couple of clubs. At about 5am we all went to my place to get a coffee because we had so much fun, and they all slept at my place. That was a mess. It took me half a day to clean up the flat."

In the third letter, she revealed plans to leave home and move in with a sister, which, of course, never happened. She signed off: "Bye, see you soon ... write back soon and don't get drunk for no reason!"